The only predictions of mine that don't look like an drunken, angry monkey wrote them are the Pac10 and ACC picks.
- Big East -- 1/3, really, USF still looks like a compelling team, Cincy did not fall off and Rutgers has already lost two in conference.
- Big Ten -- Didn't really make a lot of predictions, but Penn State needs some breaks to stay alive in the conference discussion. It is still not that interesting football, though. Purdue is returning to obscurity, so I'll take credit for 1/2.
- Pac10 -- Oregon looks like the team to beat in the conference, Stanford just lost a shootout to Arizona, but considering, look pretty good. Cal has been a disappointment. 2/3.
- Big XII -- A big whiff. I still think Nebraska is the tea to eat in the North, but they are currently mid pack. OU is not the team they were last year and OKSU did not build on the UGa win. 0/3.
- SEC -- Another miss. Alabama is looking like the best team in the country, Florida is really missing Harvin and Mullins, South Carolina is looking good so far (although I still maintain they could have another '07 spiral of tragicomedy where the schadenfreude is mailed out to everyone in the Palmetto State with their Bed Bath and Beyond coupons). 1/4.
- ACC -- Goodness. VT does not even have the best ACC record in its own state, let alone division; FSU is a non-factor and Clemson has to win at arguably the best team in the league right now to keep pace with Boston College, of all teams. BC needs to drop one against UMd, UVa and UNC in order for my FSU-Clemson prediction to be probable. Which, judging from that qualifier, is not. The Coastal's bottleneck includes Virginia, rather than UNC. Weird. 2/4.
The good news is that the rest of you jokers didn't do any better. SHatter's Big East, Big Ten, ACC choices are all but out of the running. Pac10 looks tough, and it's hard to say with the SEC. Both of his national title picks are still alive, though. He looks right on the Big XII.
VTFerguson chose VT to win the ACC, which will need some breaks at this point. Wake is not a surprise this year. Clemson is disappointing me a little, but I think we are realistically about where we should be. Let's call that 1/3. He chose Rutgers, and thought Louisville would be the surprise. Surprise! They still suck. Pitt still looks ok, and leads the league. 0/3 Big Ten, he picked Penn State too, and thought Michigan would stay down and they look fine, and MSU is doing ok. 1/3. So far, OU is not going to win the Big XII, Texas has not disappointed and Kansas is chugging along nicely. 1/3. USC needs help to win the league, Cal is disappointing and UCLA might win 6 games. 1/3.
Based on that scoring:
Me: 7/19
SHatter: 2/6
VTFerguson: 4/15
Going forward, if I were to change my choices:
Big East: Rutgers Cincinnati
Big Ten: Penn State Iowa
Pac 10: Oregon
Big XII: Texas
SEC: Florida Alabama
ACC: Virginia Tech Georgia Tech
Regarding my preseason picks:
ReplyDelete-I said Wake would surprise by winning eight games, not necessarily because they'd challenge for the division crown. But clearly BC is a bigger surprise. Also, I said Clemson would lose 6 games, which is looking like a 50-50 shot right now. I could still get all three of these correct in time.
-The Big East confounds me. I accept the 0-fer.
-I contend that Texas has disappointed, though it has been the Offense, not the Defense that has been suspect. McCoy not playing at the same level this year.
-I call bull on the USC prediction: USC does not need help because it still gets to play Oregon head-to-head. USC is for prediction purposes still tied for the lead.
-SEC picks I had Florida winning (which is still in the mix), Arky surprising (not looking as good), and Ole Miss dissappointing (fish in a barrel). 2-3 in SEC predictions, 6-18 overall.
That said, I guess it is self-evident that I suck at predicting.